patents

Patent is a form of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, selling and importing an invention for a limited period of years, in exchange for publishing an enabling public disclosure of the invention.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Mastercard Eyes Blockchain For B2B            
Mastercard Eyes Blockchain For B2B            
September 19, 2018  |  Blockchain

Patent filings have been in blockchain-related news, and Mastercard has filed applications that target B2B transactions and data flow. Elsewhere, LG Uplus is trialing blockchain...

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Bitcoin Daily: Mastercard Files For DLT Patents, SBI Holdings Plans Ripple-Infused App
Bitcoin Daily: Mastercard Files For DLT Patents, SBI Holdings Plans Ripple-Infused App
September 18, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has found 65 different applications for blockchain technology to tackle the world’s environmental challenges, CoinDesk reported. To that end, the...

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Banks And The Blockchain Scramble
Banks And The Blockchain Scramble
August 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain is getting its share of true believers. Among them are banks, traditional FIs and central banks. A series of new projects demonstrate that sanguine embrace...

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Mitek CEO, CFO Both Step Down
Mitek CEO, CFO Both Step Down
August 28, 2018  |  Personnel

Mitek Systems announced that its CEO and Chairman of the Board Jim DeBello will departing his roles at the company, effective Jan. 1, 2019. As...

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Virtual Reality Gains Fresh Fuel Via Walmart Patents
Virtual Reality Gains Fresh Fuel Via Walmart Patents
August 21, 2018  |  Innovation

Is virtual reality retail about to have a moment? Consumers seem ready, and one of the largest merchants in the world has fresh plans to...

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In FinTech, The Race for Patents (And More)
In FinTech, The Race for Patents (And More)
August 14, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Patents are the lifeblood of innovation, innovation the lifeblood of FinTech. In the race for FinTech-related patents, it seems tech firms are leading banks. Elsewhere,...

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Five At Five: Facebook Hit By GDPR On Monthly Users
Five At Five: Facebook Hit By GDPR On Monthly Users
July 30, 2018  |  News

Welcome to the Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Coverage includes Facebook getting hit by the...

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APIs, Patents In Banks’ Sights Amid Race For Speed, Services
APIs, Patents In Banks’ Sights Amid Race For Speed, Services
July 24, 2018  |  API

The sea change that is afoot in financial services is drawing a bead on APIs, as a new Citi report notes.  Patents filings are grabbing...

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Investments, Blockchain Dominate Payments Infrastructure Headlines
Investments, Blockchain Dominate Payments Infrastructure Headlines
July 19, 2018  |  B2B Payments

If dog days of summer are upon us, payments infrastructure deals and initiatives show little torpor from the heat. To that end, PPRO Group, based...

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